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real-time and regional statistics (e.g. Urban Data) and the use of new data sources such as Big Data
Dutch travel expenditure in UK 16 percent down
Dutch travel expenditure in UK 16 percent down
goods transported via land and water cover less than 300 kilometres
Ninety percent of goods loaded on to road vehicles, inland vessels or trains in the Netherlands are subsequently transported across a distance of less than 300 kilometres. The shorter the road...
Implicit tax rate for energy
The implicit tax rate for energy in the Netherlands has increased almost continuously since the year 2000.
CO2 emissions trading system
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost effective manner, the European Union launched an emissions trading scheme in 2005.
Rapid increase internet usage among older people
The share of 65 to 75-year-olds in the Netherlands active on the internet has more than doubled since 2005. Internet usage in the Netherlands in this age category is among the highest in the EU.
More diabetics in obese population
Last year 4.8 percent in the Dutch population reported to have diabetes.
Dutch government lends Greece 11.9 billion euros
Together, the countries in Europe have lent the Greek government 195 billion euros. The Dutch contribution to this loan is 11.9 billion euros, i.e. more than 700 euros per Dutch resident. The Greek...
Imports and exports 10 percent up in 2004
In 2004 the value of imported and exported goods was 10 percent up on 2003. The value of imports reached 228.0 billion euro, exports 257.8 billion euro. The effect of slightly higher import and...
More cyclists killed on Dutch roads
811 people were killed in road traffic accidents in the Netherlands in 2006.
Dramatic decline fatal road accidents in 2008
Last year, 750 people died on Dutch roads.
International comparability of mortality statistics
CBS became member of the IRIS Core Group, an international software system for automated encoding of causes of death.
The Netherlands in European top 5 of 'lifelong learning'
In comparison with the rest of the EU, the Dutch are relatively active participants in ‘lifelong learning’. Training for work or leisure is more popular among highly educated and those working in...
Dutch terms of trade down five years in a row
In 2010, prices of imported goods were 7.3 percent up on one year previously. Prices of exported goods rose by 6.8 percent. In the preceding four years, import prices also rose by more than export...
Households pay two-thirds of environmental taxes
The polluter-pay principle does not always apply.
Smartphone most imported high-tech product
The Netherlands imported more than 15 billion euros worth of smartphones in 2016.